Matthew C. Perry
✓ Source-basedfallingAmerican naval officer (1794-1858)
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Matthew Calbraith Perry was a United States Navy officer who commanded ships in several wars, including the War of 1812 and the Mexican-American War. He led the Perry Expedition that ended Japan's isolationism and signed the Convention of Kanagawa between Japan and the United States in 1854.
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Commodore Matthew C. PerryU.S. postage, 1953 issue
In 1847, Perry attacked and took San Juan Bautista (Villahermosa today) in the Second Battle of Tabasco.
A Japanese woodblock print of Perry (center) and other high-ranking American seamen
Perry's visit in 1854
Perry's fleet for his second visit to Japan, 1854
An exact replica of the Gokoku-ji Bell which Perry brought back from Okinawa, saying it was a gift from the Ryukyu Kingdom. Stationed at the entrance of Bancroft Hall at the United States Naval Academy in Annapolis, MD. The original bell was returned to Okinawa in 1987.
1854 Commodore Perry silver Japan treaty medalIn their orbit 8
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Country
United StatesCategory
Scientists
Type
Scientist
Status
deceased
Dates
Lived 1794 to 1858 · aged 63
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